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The Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & IMF (PSNS & IMF) Contracting Office (Code 431) located in Bremerton, WA is issuing this sources sought / request for information (RFI) as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in, and the resources to support, an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Mobile Demineralized (aka De-Ionized or DI) Water Production Units at Naval Base Kitsap and/or Naval Station Everett as detailed in the attached DRAFT performance work statement (PWS). The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 532490 – Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing,

Scope: Provide each self-contained demineralizer system in a fully-enclosed, commercial trailer with the capability of producing a minimum of 400,000 gallons of demineralized water in support of ship repair at PSNS, IMF, and in Everett. A regeneration system may be needed to maintain the system during the contracted period.

Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for a total of Five (5) years. There is no solicitation at this time. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.

If your organization has the potential capacity to perform these contract services, please provide as much of the following information as available: 1) organization name, CAGE code, address, email address, website address, telephone number, and size and type of ownership for the organization; and 2) tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of technical capability. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the administrative and management structure of such arrangements.

The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to provide support consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated. Based on the responses to this sources sought notice/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for small businesses or procured through full and open competition. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Interested parties are also invited to submit any suggested additions, changes, and/or other feedback to the DRAFT PWS. Feedback should either be submitted via the original PWS word document utilizing the “track changes” and/or “comments” function within the Microsoft word file or via PDF of the draft PWS with feedback annotated legibly.

Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed support are invited to submit a response to this notice by close of business on 26 May 2023. However, the government will continue to accept suggestions and comments to the DRAFT PWS until the solicitation is posted. All responses under this sources sought notice must be emailed to Brian.Fergus@navy.mil and Kenny.R.Vilayvong.civ@us.navy.mil with the email subject line of “N4523A23R1300 Sources Sought (Company name).

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please send questions via email to Brian.Fergus@navy.mil and Kenny.R.Vilayvong.civ@us.navy.mil.